I went to the fifth-grade graduation once at the school where I taught and a child, a fifth grader about 10 years old, said in her graduation speech:
"Another way our teachers show that they care about us is they don't let us go to the bathrooms or in the hall when there's shooting."
https://tigerthegecko.blogspot.com/2010/09/5th-grade-graduations.html
The first time a third-grader confidently told another student that they didn't have to worry because "Ms. Harris wouldn't ever let a bad guy come in and get you," I understood that I would actually die for my students and that it was actually a real possibility.
Do you know what it's like to be underpaid, often disrespected by other adults (just look around threads for examples), exhausted, and know that you might have to die for the kids you're responsible for??
@shuttersparks nobody should ever ever even have to think about it.